Day: December 12, 2022

Kevin Durant and Durant Family Foundation commit $500K to Bowie State Athletics

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Courtesy of Bowie State University Durant’s donation will support athletic facility upgrades and university athletics programs Bowie, Md. – December 12, 2022 – Prince George’s County native Kevin Durant and the Durant Family Foundation have committed to joining the Bowie State University Athletics Department in the transformation of the university’s main basketball gym and supporting BSU athletics programs. “We are dedicated to providing resources and possibilities to students for higher education, especially in Prince George’s County,” said Wanda Durant, who leads the Durant Family Foundation.  “Bowie State was the perfect place…

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Black Cement Air Jordan 2

Brandon King

It is wonderful that Jordan Brand has acknowledged the existence of the Air Jordan 2, with a plethora of releases over the past year. One of the upcoming release of the habitually overlooked silhouette looks to borrow a colorway made famous by its successor in the line, the Air Jordan 3. At this juncture there are no images available of the “Black Cement” Air Jordan 2, however predictive speculation assigns an aesthetic of a 2 that sports a black upper , with cement grey appearing at the tongue, inner, rear…

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An initial look at the “Playoff” Air Jordan 13

Brandon King

Though the “Reimagned White Cement” Air Jordan III has been getting plenty of attention as a highlight of the 2023 release calendar, but the long-awaited return of “Playoff” is a day that many also have circled. The “Playoff” 13 has not had a retail run since 2011. In the ensuing years, rumoured returns were either , just that, hopeful, albeit, baseless speculation or never coming to fruition, as was most recently the case in 2017. With the release of actual images, this appears to not be the case with the…

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Grambling softball announces 2023 schedule

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Senior Associate AD for Athletic Communications/Assistant Director, Strategic Communications and Marketing, Grambling State University GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University head softball coach Nakeya Hall announced on Monday the 2023 schedule for the upcoming season. The Lady Tigers, who went 24-24 overall and 11-13 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) last season will play in three classics/invitationals and face off against Louisiana Christian, UMass-Lowell, Tarleton State, Northwestern State and Louisiana Tech in non-conference games. “I am extremely excited about the 2023 season,” Hall said. “We will be…

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An initial look at the “Metallic Silver” Air Jordan 14

Brandon King

The “Metallic Silver” is a new and women’s -specific colourway of the Air Jordan 14 low that is in Jordan Brand’s 2023 release plans. As one could gather from the moniker, this upcoming Air Jordan 14 Low sports a metallic silver leather upper, with black showing up on the tongue, laces, inner and for most of the Ferrari-styled Jumpman logo on the lateral side. Red makes an appearance as a tertiary hue via, the “JORDAN” and “XIV”on the front and rear the tongues, respectively. Underneath the aforementioned upper is a…

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Texas coach Chris Beard arrested on assault charges

Brandon King

Early Monday morning, Texas men’s basketball head coach Chris Beard was arrested and charged with assault on a family member. Police responded to a “disturbance-urgent” call at a 2:07 a.m Monday morning. According to the Travis County Sherriff’s Office website, Beard was booked at 4:18 am. A spokesperson for the Austin police told the Austin American-Statesman that Beard strangled someone at a home in Tarrytown, an Austin neighborhood. Beard is 29-13 in his two campaigns in Austin, including 7-1 this season. A statement from a University of Texas spokesperson says…

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Norfolk State women’s hoops laid out by ODU, 65-44

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID 44 Norf 65  ODU Team 1 2 3 4 F Norf 11  6  16  11  44 ODU 15  14  20  16  65 Norfolk State struggled to overcome a poor shooting day paired with foul trouble on Sunday afternoon, falling 65-44 to Old Dominion at Chartway Arena. The loss ended the Spartans’ (9-2) eight-game winning streak, the team’s first defeat in over a month. Camille Downs led the Spartans with 14 points, adding eight rebounds and two steals. Kierra Wheeler grabbed 10 rebounds, her sixth time this season with…

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Sessoms and Tarke’s 41 combined points not enough to push Coppin State past East Carolina

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Courtesy of Steven Kramer 75 Coppin 84  ECU Team 1 2 F Coppin 42  33  75 ECU 37  47  84 GREENVILLE, N.C – Sam Sessoms led all scorers with 22 points while Nendah Tarke added 19 points, but it was not enough as the Coppin State men’s basketball team fell at East Carolina, 84-75 on Sunday afternoon at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.  The Eagles now stand at 4-8 on the season while the Pirates improve to 7-4 overall. Inside the Numbers How it Happened Up Next: It will be a quick turnaround for Coppin…

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Check out the FAMU PE Nike Lebron XX

Brandon King

I can without question, the partnership between Florida A&M, Nike Basketball/Lebron James.has birthed some of the best team/player exclusives in college sports. That fact once again bears itself out on these team exclusive Lebron XX. it sports a green knit upper with orange and white dual Swooshes on the lateral side, and singular orange such branding on the medial side. On the rear heels a Rattler logo has its home. Underneath resides a two-tone green and white midsole and orange rubber outsole. As these are a team exclusive, a retail…

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Howard Basketball falls at VCU

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 60 HOW 70  VCU Team 1 2 F HOW 31  29  60 VCU 41  29  70 Howard University men’s basketball redshirt junior Steve Settle, III(Glenarden, Md.) led all scorers with 18 points, followed by sophomore Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) and third-year Bison Jordan Wood (San Antonio) with 13 points and 12 points, respectively, and the defense held their opponent without a field goal over the last six minutes, but was not able to capitalize as HU fell, 70-60, to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in…

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